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LENDL WINS SINGLES FINAL

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January 12, 1986, Page 005007 The New York Times Archives

A powerful serve carried Ivan Lendl to a 6-2, 6-3 victory over Jimmy Connors today in the singles final of the $500,000 A.T.&T. Challenge tennis tournament.

The top-seeded Lendl had 13 aces and 10 other service winners in the match, which earned him $150,000.

Connors, seeded fourth, won his share of the long rallies but was unable to keep Lendl's service in play often enough.

Lendl, 26 years old, got his first break in the fifth game of the first set on two forehand winners and a pair of unforced errors by Connors. That put Lendl up by 3-2. The 33-year-old Connors made three unforced errors in losing his service in the set's seventh game.